100 Christian Women Who Changed the Twentieth Century

In this extraordinary book, Helen Kooiman Hosier tells the stories of one hundred godly women who have changed the twentieth century. From Twila Paris to Mother Teresa, Amy Carmichael to Joni Eareckson Tada, this collection offers readers insights into the lives of dozens of women. Their lives are a rich tapestry of experiences and backgrounds, vocations and nationalities, yet God has used each woman in astonishing ways as she has yielded herself to him. This book is a fine reference volume, but most of all it packs a wallop of inspiration. As Helen Hosier tells her audience, My prayer is that as you read these vignettes, you'll be motivated to make the remaining chapters of your life pleasing to God and a blessing to others. Women from all walks of life will treasure this resource, as will pastors, church leaders, librarians, and biography and history buffs. Photos are included. Sample Entries Marian Anderson Susan B. Anthony Kay Arthur Mary Kay Ash Gladys Aylward Emilie Barnes Helen Duff Baugh Evangeline Booth Dale Hanson Bourke Vonette Bright Jill Briscoe Anita Bryant Evelyn Christenson Fanny Crosby Lillian Dickson Annie Dillard Shirley Dobson Elizabeth Dole Mary Dorr Gloria Gaither Ruth Bell Graham Grace Livingstone Hill Mahalia Jackson A. Wetherall Johnson Barbara Johnson Rose Kennedy Helen Kim Catherine Kroeger Madeleine L'Engle Beverly LaHaye Catherine Marshall LeSourd Evelyn Letourneau Florence Littauer Anne Graham Lotz Henrietta Mears Helen Barrett Montgomery Charlotte (Lottie) Moon Florence Nightingale Flannery O'Connor Rosa Parks Ruth Stafford Peale Margaret Powers Pandita Ramabai Helen Steiner Rice Lucy Jane Rider Meyer Dale Evans Rogers Dorothy Leigh Sayers Edith Schaeffer Ida Scudder Hannah Whitall Smith Corrie ten Boom Mary Whelchel